UPDATE: According to KSP Bariah Cooley was found and is safe.
PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WMDJ) — Kentucky State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman last seen in Pike County.
According to KSP Post 9 in Pikeville, troopers received a report on April 22 regarding a missing woman identified as Bariah Cooley, of Summersville, West Virginia.
Authorities say Cooley was last seen the same day walking along the shoulder of U.S. 119 near a 7/11 gas station, heading south toward Pikeville.
Cooley is described as a white female, approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing around 180 pounds. She was last seen wearing a shirt shown in a photo released by investigators along with blue basketball-style shorts.
Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact Kentucky State Police Post 9 at 606-433-7711.
*Photo courtesy of Kentucky State Police
